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Day Trip, not quite the same route
15 March 2013 It's warmer than it was when I last rode around the south end of the lake -- but I'm going to wear the shoes with no ventilation holes. *** And my toes were chilly anyway. I suspect that that was in part because the shoes are pointy in the toe and my feet aren't. This time I pulled off on Dwight (which seemed a more comfortable place than 200S and County Farm) and consulted my map. Then I followed 200S to Ferguson and Ferguson to Zimmer Road. It was pretty easy for Zimmer Road to be *much* more comfortable than it was last summer -- the previous time it rated a teeny-tiny notch above "I don't care WHERE that side road goes!" I did reject Rozella Road because it didn't go where I wanted to go, but I knew that it wasn't very far to Fergusen -- and if I recall correctly, I pulled off on Fergusen first and read the map afterward. There were a number of factors in the improvement: First and foremost, the terrifying loose gravel had gotten packed down nice and firm and looked like concrete. Still a drop-off most places, so I never tried actually riding on it. The traffic was lighter; three-abreast squeezes were almost constant on the previous trip, and I don't recall any from this trip. And I was going the other way. It makes a big difference when the road is getting better instead of getting worse, and the shoulder on the east side has a lot of wide spots where the west side is almost uniformly narrow, and I think that the steep drop-offs were fewer and farther apart. Of course, a lot of places are steep on both sides because sections of the road are built on fill. And the stretches of fill mean there is no coasting down and climbing back up. Once on Zimmer I was tempted to stay on it and finally get a good look at the roundabout, which I should stop referring to as "the new roundabout" --though it's still the newest-- but that would mean coming back past Avila's, I couldn't pass by without going in, and we haven't eaten up all the fattening goodies that I bought on my last visit there. So I turned off at the road along the railroad -- huh, Google maps not only doesn't think it exists, it hadn't been built when they took the aerial photograph they call "satellite view". The photo also shows Center continuing to Zimmer, which it no longer does. But the loop now ending Center is shown on the map view. Anyhow, I blundered through the Zimmer parking lots to Center, and checked, while riding along Center, that I should have stayed on the back road until it ended, as all the lots have exits on Center. The gate I chose to exit by was the only one that was hard to get through! Then I set out for Marsh, but came to Owen's West first. (It's hard to find only when I'm looking for it.) There's a pay phone on an outside wall of Owen's West; I must remember to look at the other supermarkets to see whether they have pay phones. Much to my surprise, I found everything on my list, including flat-cut corned beef. Thence to Warsaw Health Foods (which is much easier to get to from Owen's West than from Marsh) where I got the oat bran that was the objective of this journey, and a box of teriyaki brown rice crackers that are *very* good with Avila's sour cream. I bought more noodles today. When I make lasagna again, I'll use half as much noodle and twice as much beef as I did the first time, which should make it less glycemic. |
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On 16 Mar, 16:42, Joy Beeson wrote:
15 March 2013 It's warmer than it was when I last rode around the south end of the lake -- but I'm going to wear the shoes with no ventilation holes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **** And my toes were chilly anyway. I suspect that that was in part because the shoes are pointy in the toe and my feet aren't. This time I pulled off on Dwight (which seemed a more comfortable place than 200S and County Farm) and consulted my map. Then I followed 200S to Ferguson and Ferguson to Zimmer Road. It was pretty easy for Zimmer Road to be *much* more comfortable than it was last summer -- the previous time it rated a teeny-tiny notch above "I don't care WHERE that side road goes!" *I did reject Rozella Road because it didn't go where I wanted to go, but I knew that it wasn't very far to Fergusen -- and if I recall correctly, I pulled off on Fergusen first and read the map afterward. There were a number of factors in the improvement: *First and foremost, the terrifying loose gravel had gotten packed down nice and firm and looked like concrete. *Still a drop-off most places, so I never tried actually riding on it. The traffic was lighter; three-abreast squeezes were almost constant on the previous trip, and I don't recall any from this trip. And I was going the other way. *It makes a big difference when the road is getting better instead of getting worse, and the shoulder on the east side has a lot of wide spots where the west side is almost uniformly narrow, and I think that the steep drop-offs were fewer and farther apart. *Of course, a lot of places are steep on both sides because sections of the road are built on fill. And the stretches of fill mean there is no coasting down and climbing back up. Once on Zimmer I was tempted to stay on it and finally get a good look at the roundabout, which I should stop referring to as "the new roundabout" --though it's still the newest-- but that would mean coming back past Avila's, I couldn't pass by without going in, and we haven't eaten up all the fattening goodies that I bought on my last visit there. So I turned off at the road along the railroad -- huh, Google maps not only doesn't think it exists, it hadn't been built when they took the aerial photograph they call "satellite view". The photo also shows Center continuing to Zimmer, which it no longer does. But the loop now ending Center is shown on the map view. Anyhow, I blundered through the Zimmer parking lots to Center, and checked, while riding along Center, that I should have stayed on the back road until it ended, as all the lots have exits on Center. The gate I chose to exit by was the only one that was hard to get through! Then I set out for Marsh, but came to Owen's West first. (It's hard to find only when I'm looking for it.) There's a pay phone on an outside wall of Owen's West; I must remember to look at the other supermarkets to see whether they have pay phones. Much to my surprise, I found everything on my list, including flat-cut corned beef. Thence to Warsaw Health Foods (which is much easier to get to from Owen's West than from Marsh) where I got the oat bran that was the objective of this journey, and a box of teriyaki brown rice crackers that are *very* good with Avila's sour cream. I bought more noodles today. *When I make lasagna again, I'll use half as much noodle and twice as much beef as I did the first time, which should make it less glycemic. but even more acid-forming and congesting. If starchy-foods are problematic for you, don't eat them. In a survival situation you may eat them with fat , and they are good to eat without fat before strenuous exercise. Still need fruits and greens. |
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